June 22, 2021

Copper price extends recovery despite first Beijing 100,000 tonne metal auction

Copper price up 2% Tuesday despite Chinese plans to publicly auction a total of 100,000 tonnes of non-ferrous metals early next month.

June 17, 2021

EXPLAINER: What we know about China’s metals reserves release

Beijing confirmed the release of state reserves for the first time in a decade to cool metals markets. Here is what analysts know about the sale.

June 16, 2021

China to release copper, aluminium and zinc reserves to stabilize prices

Notice came as Beijing struggles to cool a surge in metal prices this year fuelled by a post-pandemic economic recovery, ample global liquidity and speculative buying that has dented manufacturers’…

June 15, 2021

Coeur invests $68 million in exploration for 2021

In the first four months of 2021, the company has completed 103,750 metres across the two projects.

June 6, 2021

Peru’s presidential runoff result to decide mining trajectory

The results of a presidential runoff election in Peru Sunday will impact the future of the country's critical mining industry.

May 31, 2021

Snapshot: Eight Canadian companies exploring in South America

South America is home to rich deposits of gold, silver, copper, zinc and lithium.

May 27, 2021

Visualizing all the metals for renewable tech

The energy transition will be mineral intensive and create massive demand for all the metals in renewable tech.

May 26, 2021

Australian police arrest 11 protesting against MMG’s Tasmania waste storage plan

Police last week broke up the protesters' camp 142 days after it was set up in an effort to protect the environment.

May 23, 2021

Commodity ‘supercycle’ a cue for Saudi state miner to cut debt

The new CEO of Saudi Arabia Mining Co. has plans to halve the ratio of debt to earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization over the next five years.

May 23, 2021

Eco-friendly chemicals improve metal recoveries from froth flotation

A biodegradable cellulose-based compound proves to be more effective in separating metals than oil-based commercial frothers.